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(I’m 7 traditionally published books in and I’ve learnt some stuff 😉)
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What happened when I blogged every day for a month
As you may already know, I celebrated my five-year anniversary of being a published author on September 6 2023. I remember that day so well - and now I look back and think how sweet and wide-eyed I was about the whole process.
Six signs it might be time to leave your literary agent
There are tons of articles out there about how to spot a shady literary agent, but they are almost all for people who are still looking for representation, and they talk about things like never paying someone to read your manuscript etc.
30 things I've learnt from 5 years being published: no 6 – the writing is the best bit
Following on from my previous post about how writing ruins reading, I thought it might be time for a more positive realisation, before I put any readers here off writing for good.
30 things I've learnt from 5 years being published: no 5 – writing ruins reading
I am having a lot of fun writing this series of things I have learnt since being published. It’s like all the Thoughts and Feelings I’ve been harbouring over the past five years are finally able to spill out of me.
30 things I've learnt from 5 years being published: no 4 – editors are overworked
OK so hands up who thought that editors sat around reading books all day and occasionally marking up manuscripts with a red pen?
30 things I've learnt from 5 years being published: no 3 – A loyal agent is better than a hotshot agent
With each day that I blog, I’m getting increasingly nervous that I’m going to get cancelled but hey, these are my truths and my lived experiences and this is my blog and so I’m GOING TO BLOW THIS SHIT UP! Ahem, share.
✨ 30 things I’ve learnt from 5 years being published ✨
September 6 2023 marked 5 years since my first book was released 😲
To celebrate, I shared a new post about what I’ve learnt from being published EVERY DAY throughout the month.
Enjoy!
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